The Leftist-backed candidate defeated her conservative opponent in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election of Wisconsin Tuesday night, giving the left a majority over the body that determines critical issues such as abortion and election integrity.
This from redstate.com.
In a contest that smashed spending records for state judicial elections, Daniel Kelly, a former justice of the state Supreme Court, lost to Janet Protasiewicz, a circuit court judge from Milwaukee County, by approximately 10 points.
Her victory marks the end of an era of Republican control in a state that has been embroiled in political strife for over a decade.
With the retirement of conservative Justice Patience Roggensack, the current 4-3 conservative majority in the court was in jeopardy.
Wisconsin is one of 14 states where Supreme Court justices are directly elected and are granted 10-year terms upon winning. While judicial races are supposedly nonpartisan, political affiliations are made clear by the support extended to particular candidates by political parties.
The spending in this year’s race has shattered previous records, with the Brennan Center reporting it to have reached $28.8 million as of March 29. The previous record was set during the 2004 Illinois race, with spending amounting to $15.4 million.
I've seen enough: Janet Protasiewicz defeats Daniel Kelly for Wisconsin Supreme Court. The result flips ideological control of the court from conservative to liberal, a huge victory for the pro-choice side.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) April 5, 2023
Democrats Communists/Globalists saw the election as a chance to end Republican rule in Wisconsin, which began after Gov. Scott Walker’s victory in 2010. His win was followed by the enactment of laws that weakened unions and the implementation of state legislative districts that favored Republicans.
All these decisions were approved by a state Supreme Court that conservatives have controlled since 2008.
The race was also seen as a litmus test for the issue of abortion nearly a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which returned the issue back to the states.
Citizens of Wisconsin can anticipate over the coming months, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will address the legal dispute over the state’s 1849 statute, which prohibits abortion in almost all situations.
Election integrity was another crucial issue in the election, with the Court poised to play a crucial role in deciding the rules for the 2024 election and resolving any lawsuits or disputes that may follow, as it did in 2020.
When President Trump sought to challenge Wisconsin’s results in the 2020 presidential election, the court dismissed his claims after conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn joined the court’s three liberal justices. Last year the court banned the use of most ballot drop boxes and declared that nobody could return a ballot in person on behalf of another voter.
As RedState columnist Scott Presler warned in a March 28 column:
If we do not elect Justice Daniel Kelly on April 4th, the newly flipped liberal Court will strike down Wisconsin’s current voter ID law.
Additionally, proof of residency—which is required to register to vote—will be nullified. Furthermore, unmanned drop boxes, which were deemed illegal by the current conservative Court, will become legal. There will be drop boxes on every street corner in Madison and Milwaukee.
While Americans have been loudly clamoring over the Trump indictment, Trump versus DeSantis, Biden brain farts, and other lesser important issues, they should have been prioritizing this Wisconsin Supreme Court election higher up the scale of importance. The White House runs through Wisconsin. Liberals have flipped the Court there and now it will be that much more difficult to win the White House in 2024.
Below is a quick look at how the election faired throughout the state.
Kelly conceded the race Tuesday evening and called out his opponent for running a dirty campaign.
Characterizing Protasiewicz’ campaign, Kelly spoke of “rancid slanders beneath contempt” and said:
I wish in circumstances like this, I would be able to concede to a worthy opponent, but I do not have a worthy opponent.
Protasiewicz, meanwhile, framed her win as a victory for democracy—(Read: A victory for communism/globalism).
She said at her victory night party:
It means that our democracy will always prevail. Too many have tried to overturn the will of the people. Today’s result shows that Wisconsinites believe in democracy and the democratic process.
Final thoughts: We the American People are witnessing an ongoing war between Conservatism and Globalism. We won’t win every battle, but this one will be a painful loss.
